pseudoscience
any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
Origin of pseudoscience
1Other words from pseudoscience
- pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic [soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik], /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjective
- pseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun
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How to use pseudoscience in a sentence
Many well-known examples of pseudoscience, he notes, were once mainstream scientific disciplines.
‘On the Fringe’ explores the thin line between science and pseudoscience | Tom Siegfried | August 30, 2021 | Science NewsWhile people have many different justifications for not getting the shot, one particularly insidious bit of pseudoscience has surfaced.
The case for getting a Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy | Matthew Woodruff | August 26, 2021 | QuartzBut, true to form, it’s her anecdotes of pseudoscience in her own upbringing that linger.
The book ‘Viral BS’ offers a cure for medical myths and fake health news | Cori Vanchieri | May 3, 2021 | Science NewsSeparating real science from pseudoscience is not a new problem.
How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic | Stuart Firestein | August 28, 2020 | NautilusThe success of pseudoscience is not due to gullibility on the part of the public.
How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic | Stuart Firestein | August 28, 2020 | Nautilus
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’
If you want to write about spiritually-motivated pseudoscience in America, you head to the Creation Museum in Kentucky.
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience | Michael Schulson | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill: a significant portion of what Whole Foods sells is based on simple pseudoscience.
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience | Michael Schulson | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThe subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) | Henry Smith Williams
British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) /
a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science
Derived forms of pseudoscience
- pseudoscientific, adjective
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Cultural definitions for pseudoscience
[ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ]
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